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Birthday Cake in our Christmas PJs

I've had a terrific birthday! Steve and the kids work hard to make it special since I share it with Christmas Eve. In fact we started celebrating on the 23rd!

Dominic, Stefanie, St Nick, Rachel & AJ

Yesterday we headed into Munich to enjoy some Christmas markets and Christmas shopping. We even ran into Saint Nicholas along the way! Then it was time for STAR WARS! We were all excited to see the next installment and we were not disappointed.  Thumbs up from all the DelRossos!

Next it was dinner at Grill and Grace. This is a steak restaurant that Steve and I found where you grill your own steaks. It's fun and different, plus it reminds us just a little of Phillip's Foote in Sydney. The big difference is the grills are outside in Sydney but inside in Munich!

Cooking our steaks!

Then today on my actual birthday the fun continued. Lots more wonderful presents, breakfast by the kids, lunch in Starnberg and a short walk by the lake. The girls even arranged a birthday dessert surprise at the restaurant!

Late afternoon we switched into Christmas Eve mode. We started with the children's mass at our local church, there was a sweet nativity play complete with a star that moved from the back of the church to the front with three adorable wise men following it. We ended our evening with our traditional Christmas Eve meal and It's a Wonderful Life.